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[-] where_am_i@sh.itjust.works 17 points 5 months ago

This + confounding factors + a garbage can regression + a not so random small sample -> their findings are rubbish.

[-] jacksilver@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Which is the same issue with many physcology and political survey-based studies. Take a survey that was horribly implemented, run some lightweight analysis (cause what can you really do with 20 respondents anyways), slap a funny name on it, and boom another piece of terrible research.

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